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argh. i just got to the part where she and Vronsky got into a fight because Vronsky couldn't leave for the country on the day she wanted to and she started thinking about killing herself. part of the reason she wants to do it - if i'm not mistaken - is she wants Vronsky's sympathy, for him to...

are you new in this whole new message board thing, slacker....? nah, i don't know how to figure out time zones either...

yes we are slacker....

what question? I see, Irene. I guess I'm used to my other board where everbody just hangs out and goof off while they're at work. I guess people here are more responsilbe :)

people taking a long time to respond to posts....

hours is long... maybe not this branch but the book discussion branches are rather slow.

when harry met sally before sunrise before sunset

why does it take sooo friggin' long for people to respond to posts here!?!

Yup, read it. Liked it. I could relate to many of the topics she wrote about, having gone through immigration and all. Her writing style didn't strike me as impressive. Had no problems with it but it didn't wow me in any way.

funny b/c i didn't think there was only one main character in the book, reason why I said Anna was the title character, not main, but she had as much of a role in the book as Levin. Like most people, Anna is a complex character, with many different facets to her personality. I don't think...

Don't mistake my talking mainly about Anna to mean that I don't think there was anything wrong with Stepan. I thought he was an ass. But Anna is the title character so it's not so surprising that we focus on her.

I read this book a long time ago. What struck me, and what I remember until now, was how the animals in power - or whoever was in charge of the board (wasn't there a board where the wrote all the rules???) rewrote their history in order to sway/influence/manipulate the other animals.

I read the Virgin Suicides two summers ago. I didn't like the book because I felt like so much was left unanswered. But I guess that was the point....

I used to read a lot of romance novels years ago. Not Harlequin or Mills and Boons though. I liked Nora Roberts, and a friend of mine got me reading Judith MacNaught. We used to read these books while lounging by the pool in the summers. I think they're perfect beach/poolside readings. It...

I agree, you either love or hate Ayn Rand. But suggestions for a more pleasurable reading of Ayn Rand books: 1) Atlas Shrugged has a much better story than the Fountainhead - or maybe better told... - and her message is pretty much the same thing in both books so skip the Fountainhead and read...

My response to another Karenina thread that might explain better how I feel about her: I understand that the society she lived in put limitations on her, but she still had choices . She was aware of the consequences of her actions, and because of that I don't feel sorry for her at all. Her...

I think he painted a clear picture of a woman trapped in a difficult situation. Was it his intention to make Anna seem like a bad mother and wife? Who knows....? My problem with her is not because she left her family but b/c she couldn't accept her decisions.

I understand that the society she lived in put limitations on her, but she still had choices . She was aware of the consequences of her actions, and because of that I don't feel sorry for her at all. Her husband gave her room to share that love with her lover, but it wasn't enough for her...